I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, to anyone less worthy.
我不能把你许配给任何不那么值得的人。
The mathematician's best work is art, a high perfect art, as daring as the most secret dreams of imagination, clear and limpid.
What I want to talk to you about today is the difference between gifts and choices. Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy -- they're given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you're not careful, and if you do, it'll probably be to the detriment of your choices.